2024 Toyota Crown problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Steering (2) · Fuel/Propulsion System (2)
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Safety recalls (3)
Back Over Prevention:display Function 2025-10-30 · campaign 25V744000 · 1,024,407 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13 and 25LB06. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE25.
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2025-09-11 · campaign 25V595000 · 591,377 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights.
Risk: An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent, anticipated in May 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB08 and 25TA08. Lexus' numb
Equipment:other:labels 2024-07-23 · campaign 24V548000 · 33,848 vehicles
Defect: Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain Toyota 2023 GR Supra, 2024 4 Runner, Corolla, Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Tacoma, Tacoma Hybrid, 2023-2024 BZ4X, Corolla Cross Hybrid, GR Corolla, GR86, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius Prime, Sequoia Hybrid, Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, Venza Hybrid, 2023-2025 Crown, and 2025 Camry Hybrid vehicles equipped with GST accessories. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added
Risk: A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: GST will mail new labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2024. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 24R2.
Service bulletins (116)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine 2026-08-20 · T-SB-0110-20 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
obsolete notice august 20, 2026: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0051-26.
Engine 2026-08-20 · T-SB-0051-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin includes basic procedures for performing a rescue charge at battery on high voltage (hv) ni-mh and li-ion batteries.
Electrical System 2026-05-14 · 22TE09 · Warranty Program/Extension
although the hv floor under wire harness and rear traction motor cable is covered by toyota’s new vehicle limited warranty for 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. toyota is providing extended coverage under this customer suppo
Engine 2026-02-27 · T-SB-0104-21 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
obsolete notice february 27, 2026: this bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-07 · T-SB-0055-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Electrical System 2026-01-06 · 22TE09 · Warranty Program/Extension
although the hv floor under wire harness and rear traction motor cable is covered by toyota’s new vehicle limited warranty for 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. toyota is providing extended coverage under this customer suppo
Showing the 6 most recent of 116 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-09 · Tires“225/45r21 bridgestone turanza el450, i purchased the car used in 2025 from spartanburg toyota. the vehicle has 22607 miles on it. i have noticed that all four tires outter thread is missing a chuck of thread while i was washing the car. i checked every tire and they all show the same issues. i took it to a tire dealer and the tech said it was norma…”
2026-09-24 · Vehicle Speed Control“previous recall for "driver monitor unavailable see owners manual". the main panel in front of the driver continues to turn off says driver's face unavailable, sit up, and more other features of the car that prevent the car from functioning correctly and fails to allow me to enjoy my new car. turns cruise control off, beeps non stop, this was a pr…”
2026-07-13 · Vehicle Speed Control“when vehicles comes to a stop, sometimes there is a hesitation in vehicle acceleration. vehicle will jerk, then accelerate 3-4 seconds after pressing down throttle. car does not provide or show error codes. there is currently a toyota service bulletin for the exact same issue for the toyota highlander (tsb-0017-24) which address the issue "hesitati…”
2026-06-14 · Unknown Or Other“our 2024 toyota crown platinum has been experiencing random loss of power or torque when merging into traffic from a complete stop. the vehicle will be working fine; then, while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, there is no torque or ability to accelerate up to posted speed. not sure if it is an engine or transmission issue…but it re…”
2026-06-06 · Structure:body:hood“hood prop rod comes loose from hood when tying to lift hood slightly so i can close it.…”
2026-05-27 · Fuel/Propulsion System“2024 crown hybrid system keeps popping up on dash saying warm lamp came on twice: third time warning lamp turned. vehicle has been serviced twice at same dealer and then taken to another for same problem. the problem has not been resolved. dealership indicates cannot duplicate problem. i have even shown the dealership from photo and not able to res…”
2026-05-14 · Unknown Or Other“the main instrument panel on numerous occasions remains locked on “experience drive connect”, usually when starting the vehicles, but occasionally when the vehicle is being driven. sometimes when we can turn off the car and restart, the screen will begin normal functions. yesterday the screen remained locked after 5 shut-downs and we had to drive…”
2026-01-29 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“i was backing up the vehicle into a driveway and then again the screen went blank and no back up lights as well. this vehicle had just been back from the dealer and they had requested photos which i did immediately and back to the dealer for about the 6th time for the same issue.…”
2025-12-24 · Steering“with "hold" feature engaged after 3 to 4 minutes car moved forward on it's own and main panel displayed eps turned on. this happened 4 times in about 15 minutes. after i had car in the dealership that day.…”
2025-12-10 · Steering“i had hold feature engaged during a i-70 construction traffic stop. after 7 or 8 minutes auto rolled forward by it's self and something like eps turned on. i was floored at this hazzard and it could have killed someone, if they were infront of my auto.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.